This City of San Diego project converted a 4-lane street with painted median into a two lane street with landscaped median and additional parking. It also converted conventional intersection controls at five intersections to modern roundabouts. The roundabouts allow the street to handle motor vehicle traffic demand with fewer lanes while keeping traffic moving at a steady but civilized pace. The project includes extensive landscaping supported by a maintenance assessment district that the community voted to impose on itself. It also includes neighborhood traffic calming features that discourage cut-through traffic on parallel residential streets. As a result, La Jolla Blvd. has become a much more inviting street for pedestrians and bicyclist, which in turn seems to have revived commercial activity along the street. A key component of making this project a success was the extensive pubic involvement that occurred in the planning phases of the project. The City of San Diego’s planning and capital improvement departments, and the 1st council district all deserve credit for the perseverance it took to make this happen.

Project Information

Project Address: 

La Jolla Blvd. from Colima St. to Camino de al Costa

Project Owner/ Developer: 

City of San Diego

Owner Contact Name/ Email: 

Mike Arnold, MArnold@sandiego.gov

Project Architect/ Designer: 

Project Design Consultants

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